Free Paper Submission – Web Content
Even if you don’t receive an acknowledgement mail, you can login again and check the abstracts you have submitted and can verify that it is there. Presence of multiple submissions with same title will lead to arbitrary deletion of all except one of them by the system and no further complaints will be entertained on that matter.
Dr. K.C. Sankara Menon Award Session : Presentations in this session can be done only by a member of the KSOS, for work done in Kerala
Padma Bhushan Dr. P. Siva Reddy Award Session : Any registered delegate at the Annual Conference can present his/her work in this session
Padma Sri Dr. S. Tony Fernandez Award Session : Video presentation by a member of KSOS for work done in Kerala.
Prof. Dr. K.S. Subramaniam Award Session : Presentations in this session can be done only by a Post graduate student in Ophthalmology (MS, DO or DNB) studying in Kerala. A letter to this effect from the Head of Department must be attached along with this form. The Presenting author must also be a Member or Associate Member of KSOS.
Dr Noel Moniz Memorial Anterior Segment Free Paper Session : All presenters in this session should be members of the KSOS and the work should be in the state of Kerala. The sub specialties included in this session are Cornea, Anterior Uvea, Lens and Ocular Adnexa.
COC-RETNET Posterior Segment Free Paper Session : All presenters in this session should be members of the KSOS and the work should be in the state of Kerala. The sub specialties included in this session are Retina, vitreous, Glaucoma, posterior uvea and Optic nerve.
Dr. KGR Nair Memorial Award : Abstracts are invited for free papers in any subspeciality of Ophthalmology. Any KSOS/AIOS member is eligible to contest in this session, irrespective of whether he/she have won any award in the past.
In case of any ambiguity regarding sub specialties in the above two sessions, the decision of the scientific committee shall be final and binding.
Dr. S. Mohandas Award Session : All presenters in this session should be members of the KSOS and the work should be in the state of Kerala in the subspeciality of Glaucoma.
TACO Poster session : Poster can be presented only by members or Associate members of the KSOS, and the work should have been done in Kerala.
The Chief Author shall be the Presenting Author in all cases. Under exceptional circumstances, one of the co-authors may present the paper after obtaining prior permission from the Scientific Committee Chairman. In such situations, the paper will not be considered for the Award.
A Single person can be Chief Author only for a maximum of two papers in a particular session, and not more than four papers in all the award sessions put together (including Posters).
Any individual who has won a particular award will not be eligible for that award again.
If a paper is accepted, but not presented without valid reason, another person’s chance is being denied and this will invite strict penalty which may include debarring. The final decision in each such case will be taken by the Executive Committee of KSOS.
The study should have been done by the Chief author and Coauthors and should not have been published in any peer reviewed journal before. Once accepted the author will have to provide the hard copy and soft copy of the full text when asked following which they will become the property of KSOS and will be made available to the Journal Editor if needed for publication in the KJO
Guidelines for preparation of free paper full text:
1. The full text should be sent to the Chairman Scientific Committee before 31 Aug 2022 in Word format through email scientificcommitteechairman@gmail.com
2.The first page of the full text should quote the Title of your Paper, Abstract Code Number, your KSOS Membership Number, names of the Co-authors in the order of appearance and your official address for communication.
3. Ideally the full text should contain the following sub headings: Abstract, Aim of Study, Material and Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusion and References.
4. The full text should be in Microsoft Word format in size 12 font with single spacing on A-4 size.
5. The full text should not exceed 3000 words. A total of 8 figures/tables can be included along with the text at the appropriate place. Only a maximum of 20 references are permitted. Figures and Tables should have proper captions and numbering. The entire text (inclusive of tables, graphs, and references) should not exceed 8 pages.
6. The submitted full text will become the property of the Kerala Society of Ophthalmic Surgeons and the Society will have the rights to use it including publishing it in the KJO
7, You should be a registered delegate for Drishti 2022
Guidelines for TACO POSTER session
1. All the posters are displayed as e-poster and so there will not be any physical posters.
2. You will have to submit a PDF and JPEG copy of the final poster by e-mail to the scientific committee chairman, scientificcommitteechairman@gmail.com Note: It should not be a Power Point presentation
3. PDF and JPEG files should be of high quality.
4. The posters must be submitted in A4 size (measures 21.0 x 29.7cm or 8.27 x 11.69 inches) with 300 dpi resolution and portrait orientation (vertical)
5. You can mail the poster in PDF and JPEG format to, scientificcommitteechairman@gmail.com
6. Last date for submission of poster PDF and JPEG by mail is 31 Aug 2022
7. If the Scientific Committee does not receive the poster by this date, it will not be included in the final programme.
8. You should be a registered delegate for Drishti 2022 for displaying the poster during the conference and for considering for TACO Poster award
9. Please note TACO Award will be given to KSOS members only and work should be done inside Kerala. All other posters will get a participation certificate only.
Padma Shri Dr. S. Tony Fernandez Award Session for the best Video – Guidelines
1. The final edited video should be sent by file transfer or Drive Sharing to the Chairman, Scientific Committee, KSOS Scientificcommitteechairman@gmail.com before 31 August 2022. Videos received after this date will not be reviewed.
2. The Video must be in MPEG4 format 720 or 1080p.
3. All the submitted Videos will be reviewed by an expert panel and only the top 10 Videos will be screened for the Padma Shri Dr. S. Tony Fernandez Video Award Session. Videos will be judged according to educational value, originality, and expert use of medium.
4. The maximum duration of the video film should not exceed 8 minutes. The presentation should include a 30–45 second introduction during which all authors are credited and any financial interest is acknowledged. Use of copyrighted music or material is forbidden without written authorization.
5. The videos which are selected for screening at the Padma Shri Dr. S. Tony Fernandez Award Session will become the property of the KSOS.
6. Video award will be given to KSOS members who are registered delegate for Drishti 2022 and the work should be done in Kerala
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